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Hercules & Love Affair

Blue Songs

(Moshi Moshi)   www.moshimoshimusic.com   Andy Butler’s Hercules & Love Affair, on its second album, continues to emerge as a leader in efforts to ensure that “moderni more...

Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw + Sun Araw

Night Gallery; Ancient Romans

(Thrill Jockey + Sun Ark)   www.thrilljockey.com; www.sunaraw.com     Since his artistic transformation under the name Sun Araw over four years ago, former Magic Lantern guitar more...

Jonathan Wilson

Gentle Spirit

(Yep Roc/Bella Union)   www.yeproc.com   At first, it would be easy to write Jonathan Wilson off as just another doe-eyed troubadour with a heart on his sleeve and references firmly more...

Low Cut Connie

Get Out the Lotion

(self-released)   www.lowcutconnie.com   For a band founded by members from opposite sides of the Atlantic and can't even claim a fulltime drummer, Low Cut Connie remains remarkably f more...

Himalayan Bear

Hard Times

(Absolutely Kosher)   www.absolutelykosher.com   If this is shoegaze, I'm anticipating a strained neck. Ryan Beattie's latest solo collection (and first U.S. release) starts out sound more...

Shayna and the Catch

Lighthouse

(Self-Released)   www.shaynaandthecatch.com   Sweet mandolin peals and determined percussion drive the first track on Shayna Zaid's second record. With her taffy-pull vocals (a cousi more...

Jason Boland & the Stragglers

Rancho Alto

(Thirty Tigers)   www.thirtytigers.com   Yeehaw, y'all. No two words better sum up the spirit of Jason Boland & the Stragglers, a no-nonsense, blue collar combo heavily invested more...

Zola Jesus

Conatus

(Sacred Bones)   www.sacredbonesrecords.com   You can take the farm out of the girl - but why would you want to? Born and raised on a 100 acre homestead in the middle of Wisconsin, Ni more...

Dreamers of the Ghetto

Enemy/Lover

(Temporary Residence)   www.temporaryresidence.com   Dreamers of the Ghetto is somewhat less than the sum of its parts, a disappointment since the component pieces are all good ones.& more...

Chris Isaak

Beyond the Sun

(Vanguard)   www.vanguardrecords.com   It seems a bit presumptuous for any musician nowadays to think that they can do justice re-recording songs from the storied Sun Records catalog more...


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